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The Tale of Fake Receipts… a Real Life China Syndrome
Fake receipts in China In May, we discussed about a problem with the way China reports its economic data. This has led to several more recent problems; from over inflated export and manufacturing...
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What is up with Kuroda?
BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda As the monthly Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy meeting is now upon us, many analysts are expecting no change to its fiscal policy or stimulus packages on Thursday. Still, we...
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What is Missing in Japan’s Growth?
Japan Needs Consumer and Business Investment Japan’s economy manged to grow again in Q3, but disappointed by missing the mark. This miss can highlight a problem going forward as Japan continues to come...
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The Recession in the EuroZone Ends, Don’t Get Excited
The EU Comes Out of its Recession The Euro zone is expected to say goodbye to its first big recession since the conception of the single currency bloc. However, this exit is expected to be more of a...
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A Sustainable Economic Growth in the U.K.?
U.K. Economy Grows We have seen economists and the British government raising growth forecasts for the U.K. economy as it looks to exits its second recession since 2009. This comes on the heels of...
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The End of QE. What will the Impact Be?
The End of QE in September? Today we are more than likely to hear a dovish message from the much anticipated release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) notes from last month’s policy meeting....
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Bitcoins Tries to Stop Regulatory Pressure
Bitcoins Regulation is Underway With all the news over the recent months about Bitcoin regulation in the United States to potential Bitcoin market manipulation, representatives from companies that...
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Syrian Tensions vs Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets Tank while Syrian Tensions Mount Global tensions are on the rise. The United States is poised to strike Syria for using chemical weapons. Commodities markets, especially oil and gold...
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Bitcoin in the MainStream?
Bitcoins are Struggling to Grow Up The world of Bitcoins has been going through changes and regulatory pressures . Enthusiasts are confused as to why the outside world is slow to catch on with this new...
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To Taper or Not to Taper? That is the Question
The FOMC Last week, the United States released, its feared by some and loved by some, Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report. While it was mediocre and missed the mark, it might not be enough for the Federal...
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Taper Time Has Come. Are We Ready?
The FOMC Meets on Sept. 18 to discuss taper of budget The Federal Reserve is set to kick off its monthly Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting this week on September 18. On the agenda is...
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No Taper = Currency Wars.
NO TAPER!! Absolutely Shocking! Ben Bernanke and Company (FED) have decided not to taper. That took everyone by surprise as most were counting on a taper of $10 to 20 billion of the monthly asset...
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Fed Stands Pat, No Taper! But the Dollar?
NO TAPER!! Breaking news: Fed Stands The Federal Reserve Board has just announced to continue its $85 billion a month asset purchase program and will leave the prime rate unchanged. But is that the...
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Could the End of Quantitative Easing Cause Deflation?
QE Money Printing Press Since the Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve Board announced its launch of quantitative easing, economists have been worried about whether or not inflation would take hold, if...
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The European Economy to Contract? Looks that Way
European Economy to Contract We have been rather focused on events out of the United States as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stood pat and did not taper back its $85 billion a month asset...
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BREAKING NEWS!! European Central Bank Cuts Main Rate to 0.25%
It has been a big day in the markets so far. Earlier the Bank of England kept its asset purchase and policy rate unchanged. Just moments ago, the European Central Bank shocked as they announced a...
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Analysis: The ECB Cuts Its Policy Rate
ECB Cuts Its Main Policy Rate Just a little while ago the European Central Bank ECB cut its policy rate to a new record low. This comes in response to inflation that has fallen way below the ECB’s...
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Economic Analysis: What’s Next For the ECB?
What’s next for the ECB? Last week the European Central Bank (ECB) made a surprising move and cut their primary policy rate 25 basis points (bps)to a record low at 0.25 percent. Economists thought it a...
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iOption Closes Overnight due to Bankruptcy
ioption closes overnight iOption formerly considered one of the most stable and reliable binary options brokers have gone out of business almost overnight. The news has shocked disgruntled employees,...
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Indonesia Strikes First and Raises Rates
Bank Indonesia Raises Rates With the Federal Reserve, possibly within two months of tapering back its massive asset purchase program, Indonesia has decided to ready itself early by raising its key bank...
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